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MFR. RAYARD'S INTENDED.
Miss Markoe, and the Historical Family to
Which She ReloncS.

Miss Sophie Dallas M;trlloe, who it is said
is TO marry Secretary OF State Bay;rd, has
relatives living in st. Paul in the: person Of
DR.. j. Z. Markoe and his brother. writes
correspondent from the Minnesota capital
Miss Marlsoe was born i'll Wasllin gton. and
IS now nearly iorty Years of age although
looking younger. Frank Mlrl1oa. her
father, was lhe first secretary of the Smith
sonian Institution, alN! heI,' several inl;,ol-
tant positions in Washington. I1e fell into
disrepute during the vftr because of his
sylnpathies with the South, in consequence
Of which he lost {, fortune and died a poor
nlaal, leaving his family in destitute ciluun1-
stances. Miss Marl1oe:s great srsend-1nc]e.
Abram Mtrlne, who was also DR. Markoo's
grandfather, was the first Captain OF the
Philadelphia City Troop. a we'll known mill
tsry organization OF the last century, to
which he presented q stand Of cot
ors after which the United States flag was
anotleled. This relative was the oly1ier Of
the square bounded by Chestnut Mar
ket. Eighth and Ninth streets, III Phl;.-
delphia and when the question Of the loca-
tlcn OF the National capital had moi yet, been
settled he donated the south half of The
block for Waslaington's residence. Upon ilis
site noTv stands the post-of1ice building
Miss Markoe has been employed i'll t}le StAte
Department since 1879 OF 1880 as also },as
her sister Mary, who has charge OF llt.
translation Of foreign letters. At The time
James G Blaine was appointed Secretary
Of State a law was passed forbi.lllinS tsvo
members Of the same family holding posi-
tions in the same department.. and he o:s-
pressed himself as determined that the l;sy
should be ol,eyed. The head clerk brought
the Ma1kt'e case before the Secretary and
asked which one OF the sisters should be
discharged. Mr.. Blaine personally exa!;l-
incd their work, and informed the clerk
that one Of the young ladies was indispens;l-
bic in view Of her knowledge OF the LAM
guagcs, and the other kept the records i'll
such systematic order that he would dis
charge neither. Miss Markoc has three Sis
ters, two OIL whom are married, and two
brothers, one married and living in Balti
more and the other an engineer in the en-
Dloy OF the C1oHcrfnent
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RETROsPEcTloN.

Who that has passed l.fe's glorious prime
And reached it's quiet evening time
But loves, Oft tines. to go
Backward on memory's lightning wings.
TO live among the happy things
That perishcd long ago?
The singing birds ana blooming flowers
That blessed our chiIdhouds happy hours
Seem fajre than to-day.
For that mysterious c1larm that clings
Forever round departed things
Has made thcn blessed for aye.
Oh, far-oh, happy bygone scenes!
The vale Of t me that interEenes
Has east !. haiu round
Each well Remembered, peaceful spot
Lacn il: dina :, nc er 10 ne forgot.
And made 1t lallowe.d ground.
Oh, persisted homes. bctlewed with tears,
And, bnileu in liie grave OF wears
Must they toIevc. ,e
Like treasures buried meath the sands
O; fa!.otf Oriental lands.
Or pearls Ueuea Iii the sea?
There comes whisper 10 each heart
Hnen from IS idols called TO part
1t shall NOT be for aye
Ihe n]gnt Snail surely have its dawn;
Ihe brightness OF its summer morn
Shall chase the gloom away
For perfshed hopes Of long ago
Like flowers that lie beneath the snow,
Shall bloom ;.ga.n once more;
In glorious Resurrection rise
TO greet us with :, sweet surprise,
Upon a better shore
ir.}sr& T. 4Nea III n Y. World.
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] His Majesty and myself against my friend
( and Prince Abel. Itwas soon apparent that
neither OF our dusky partners knew much
about the game. 'Thakalnbau especially
! could not resist the pleasure Of taking his
/ partners trick and invariably played his
/; highest cards whenever it came his turn TO
! play. The fact that an ace took king 200
seemed to cause him considerable annoy
ance as being derogarory to the l1ingly
| dignity. Altogether it was a game played
under difficulties and our opponents won.
However. the picturesQpeness Of the sur
roundings and the strange character of my
partner amply compensated Tor the defect.
Twenty years before rLallambau had been
notorious canniloa How many Of the
human race had found a resting place in his
capacious stomach it would be impossible
TO estimate. In his earlier Years. when
King OF Nei,ali, his chief invariably asked
MIN whether he would take ''puaka belava"
or ''puka decuai for dinner. The former
means long pig, that is human flesh and The
latter real pig. Joints of both were in those
days ALWAYS kept in the royal lartler It
took the missionaries many years to wean
the Fijians from this horrible custom. and
probably the Introduction Of cattle into the
islands had as much to do with abolishing it
as any thing else. Addressing meeting to
missionaries III 1854. Thakanlbau promised
to give up the practice save in the case of
prisoners taken i'll battle; these. however,
were still to be eaten, for said he: ::1t
is nght that the beasts OF my warriors
should be the graves Of my enemies 1t
was not until the death Of his father.
Tanoe, in 1867 that he formally forbade
cannlbalism and became a Christian in the
course OF several conversations with Th;.-
kambau Oh the subject of eating human
fesh l learnt that the methods Of cooking in
the tlJl Islands diHercd considerably from
those in vogue in New Zealand The meat
was cut up i'll small pieces previous to cook
ing It, lt WAS then wrapped III pantain
leaves and tied UP with fiber and placed in |
an oven III the ground and allowed to cook I
until the leaves anu fiber were reduced to |
ashes. The heads We're made into SOUP |
Ihakanbau told me that hi, father ncyer !
offered any thing but ''paul1a loelav;,'' to a |
chief, and as visits from the petty t:hlefta;ns
or the numerous islands of the group were |
frequent the sacrifice Of ljt,, was terrible |
The victims were always selected from, the |
slave classes, who never knew from dav 10 |
day wien they would be called upon to fur
nlsh feast ior the palace. Tt was ALWAYS
the custom to kill and eat the old aud de-
crepld when they became q burden lpOn
their relatives. ThalSanbau spoke OF 1!.e !
custom with undisguised disgust. ana dur
ing the last year Of his life did bis utmost
to wean his people from it. indeed so strong
" did ne express his condemnation Of it that
1t was hard to rpalzc. as | sat at his table in
1852, that had / visited ]1it, 1; few wears be-
forei should probably have occupied place
ON his sideboald.
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GREAT BUFFALO Herds,
An Interesting R.mi ,iscencc of General
John 4. krenuni.

An Interesting Rcmi,iscencc of Genera,
JOHN 4. Erenloui.
The Union Pacific Commission during one
OF the noon adjuurnlnents Wiliieu the hours
away by indulging i'll storytelling and
sampling the g,;;llity Of u few Havana
cigars, says the Leavenwol.th kan Times
General John G. Fremont. The ,'patll
tinder," having appeared upon the scene,
he was called upon by David T. Littler to
relate a few Of his early "reminiscences iD
the far West.
The General, with q far-away Look in his
bright eyes. as if soliloql,izjng over the
eventfni past, quietly leaned back in his
chair and said: well, gentlemen the
Western country was, SO to speak, no,i:..i.g
but country when first explored its Wl,;
| first knew that country in 1912 During
that year / went from the north of the Mis-
souri, over to the great Pacific, and hau
quite an eyentfu experience
''We encountered many tribesof Indians
during our tramp. and although not having
more than sixty men AS escort brave y
marched over plain and mountain in the
prosecution OF our work. We subsisted
wholly on wild game, and relished it great
ly.''
'sNow, General" said Commissioners Lit
tier, las Governor .Pattison has seen fit to
look upon me as modern Munclla.lsen.
simply because / had assured him tfa, III
one time had seen q drove OF buffalo mum
bering over twenty thousand, Il will cal upon
you to corroborate my statement
':Oh twenty thousand is not large mum
;ber,'' responded the pathfinder
y How many buffalo have you seen at one
time!' asked ex- Governor Pattison.
81 have seen a drove of buffalo While trav-
cling across the plains through which it
took our party three days to pass. sup
pose that there must have-been two hundred
as farsas the eye could reach, yet to- day
they are almost extinct e stS
value Of Texas Dogs. II 81
s a Texas jury gave e verdict Of $40. .75 in
favor of a nan ;yv hose dog had sheen r1lrls
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4 IN |.
The Irish standard., 1887-12-03
An Edif.,l7S Peril.

On Thursday night, While we were writ
ing an editorial on the financial condition
of the country, some 1ieIAd in human shape
threw brick through our window and
struck US On our head. writes the editor of
the -Kiss:ssippi iso,ttd. We fell to our floor
and lost our senses. How long we re-
manned in oEr condition of Inconsistencies
we know not. The first thing we remember
was being taken up by Major Gribner, our
good friend. We were taken to a drug
store, where our wound was dressed. Our
wife and our children soon came, and
we were taken to our home. We are natur-
ally indignant over this cowardlv attack
upon US, and we offera years subscription
to our paper to the man who discovers who
it was that hit US
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!. 4 II, Monster Oranee, :,

B. The famous IHsrdee grove in the Rock
ledge, hummock has produced an
EcnmferencsEa yveig hss stHo pounds 1.-TWO
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SYaIuo, y ofTexalslII, Dora

s value Of TexastD Dogs. 81
.ss a Texas jury gaYeaa verdict OF $19. .75 in
favor Of . man hose dog had been. r1lp
over md killed by a
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1887-10-26

WARDEN-ARTHUR,-On last Wednesday AT
ternoon. at the residence in this city of the par
ents OF the bride. Rev. D. K. Mcfarland, d. D..
Pastor Of the First Presby terrain Church. united
in this holy bonds Of matrimony. Mr.. Chas. w
Warden. OF the firm OF Warden d Co., and Mis-,
May T. Arthur, daughter OF DR.. A. B. Arthur
ID. 8.
Tie ushers were DR.. John W. Harris, and
Messrs. Guy Cochran, W. 8. Perry. Lou F. Abby
A. T. Warden and Henry T. Walker. Thes'
entered the room followed by the groom. Their
the bride with her sister, Miss Lillian z. Ar
thur.
A reception, to which quite a number o
friends had been in vited. was held from half
past one to half past three o'clock, after which
the happy pair TOOK the train for bridal tou
to Washington. New York city, and Boston
with the best wishes of their many friends.
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EW A STANDARD REMEDY
BAKERS PREMIUM BITTERS. which has
stood the test of thirty years trial, has lived
to see "Universal Panaceas," "Cure Ais" and
the like, rise. flourish, and collapse. never
again to be revived. We do not mean by
STANDARD Remedy" some quack nosirum Of
sweetened water and bitter herbs, highly in
flated with the certificates of men of straw,
warranted good for everything, but At for
nothing. When we use the term standard
Remedy" we mean as applied to certain rem
edy for Dyspepsia, Liver Com pla mt, Dysente-
ry, Diarrnoea, Cramp Collie Cholera Morbus,
Nervous Headache. Loss of Appetite, and all
diseases arising from a disordered condition Of
the stomach and bowels, and as such we rec
ommend BAKERS PREMIUM BITTERS, o
medicine that has, by its merits. gradually
work ed itself into popular favor throughout
the entire South
These Bttters are warranted to be entirely
free from ali mineral poisons may be taken
with safety and benefit by all ages and sexes.
whatever their condition, without the slight
est fear of injury.
Sold by Druggists everywhere.
Z. BAKER, Proprietor.
Richmond, Va.
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GADE RAND.-The new uniforms for the Stone.
wall Brigade Band have been received and
Will be worn first in Richmond tomorrow al
the laying CT the corner stone of The mouu
ment TO Gen. r. E. Lee. They will not bt
worn again until the Band gives an entertain
TENT in the Opera Eouse, which should bt
filled, as 1t will be given for the purpose of en-.
abling them to pay the balance due on theil
beautiful uniforms, which we will not now de
scribe, as We wish our citizens TO be taker
somewhat by surprise. and to be the NOR,
impressed by the resplendent dress of tn,
Band, which cannot fall to please the behold
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SKREJP OF FIGS.

Manufactured only by the California Fig Syr-
up Co.. San Francisco, Cal. is Natures Own
true Laxative. 1t is the most easily taken and
the most pleasantly effective remedy known
to cleanse the system when bilious or costive;
to dispel headaches, colds, and fevers; to cure
habitual constipation, indigestion, etc. For
sa lie in so ents and sl00 bottles. by w. NJ. AL
LEN 4 BIO stanton, Va. feb2 Silly
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1887-10-26

MARRIAGES AT THE CATHOLIC CHURCH.
At 1T. Francis Catholic Church, last evening;
Mr.. Jos, Snigo and Miss May 7. Hounihan.
both of this city, were married and in the
same church. Mr.. M. A. Rowan, of Clifton
Forge, and Miss Teresa Scherer. of this city,
will be married this morning.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1887-10-26
sm= A STANDARD REMEDY

| It Is within the reach of all for Is cents; we
mean Laxador. the golden specific for dyspep-
ala, indigestion and jaundice. At all druggists.
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age cannot wither it nor custom stale its
infinite variety" Flesh is hardly heir to an
ache or pain wbich cannot be cured by using
Salvation OIL.
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STOCRHOLDERs' MEETING.

Notice Is hereby given that the ANNA,
Meeting OF the Va ley Railroad Company. will
be held at the office of Sheffsy & Bumrardner
the 18th day Of November. at Ii a. II.
WIN. Il. uAM9
ocS U-h Secretary.
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SALE.

Yum AScAO4NGAA - S1AAGs
By virtue of DEGREES rendered by the Circuit
gardner VS.. Hanna. will proceed, on
Monday, October 9th, 1887, (Court day.
in front of the Courthouse. in the city
Staunton, to sell at public auction, the follow
ing LOTS situated in Mt. Scion, viz:
KTbe lot purchased OF F. Sitter under former
decree in said case of Bumgardner vs.. Hanna;
the lot purchased by Charles NJ. Anderson nm
purchased by John Dinkle, under former de-
cree IN said cause.
TERMS:-Cash in hand TO pay the costs OF
the suits in said cause and the costs of sale and
the remainder upon a credit of six, twelve and
eighteen months from day of safe with interest
from day OF sale. the purchaser giving bond
retained Us JANE" JAMES R9MszziRDNER. JH.,
i, j.. N. Ryan. Clerk OF the Court Aforesaid.
do certify that James Bumeardnsr, jr, the
Commissioner aforesaid has duly executed the
bond required In the foregoing cause Accord
Given under my hand this Goth day of Sept.
1887. J. N RYAN
sept 2I-tds " " Clerk.
VIRGINIA-IN vACATIoN.-In the
ia county. July 18TH, 1887.
c. w. Lyneham in his own right, and as
trustee for L. G. Lynehsm and DC. Lynehsm.
James stribling and Ann, his wife (nee Jor-
DAM Lewis Garland and Alice, his wife (nee
Jordan). Sc Ii Yeney and Susan. his wife, (nes
Jordan) SAT- :. ordan, James Jordan, William
Jordan. John Jordan, Henry Jordan, Preston
Jordan, and Joshua Jordan, the four last
named being infants under 81 years of age,
IN CHANCERY.
The object OF this suit Is to obtain q partition
In kind among the parties entitled, ofa certain
house and lot In Poinisville, purchased by Luz
cy Jordan. now deceased, from David Fuitz,
Comm'r.. or if that be impraeticabie, o sale of
said property, and division of the proceeds
among the parties entitled.
1t appearing by affidavit filed that Sam Ve-
nney and Susan. his wife. Sam. Jordan
non re~ident is of this state, II is ordered that
they do appear here within one month after due
publication of this notice and do what is pe-
cessary to protect their interests.
White Gordon, p.q. Clerk.
oct l2-4t
UIRGINIA-IN vACATION.-In the
v, Clerks Office Circuit Court OF Augusta
county, Oct LIST, 1887.
A. B. Lightner
VS..
Geo. P,sheets, AS. Young and no d. Youcll.
In DEBT.
The object of this suit is 10 recover Of the de-
PENDANT the sum of Sl307. AZ. due by three bonds
each for the sum of S435. SO dated the 18th cay
of February, 1885, and pay able respectively on
the LIST day OF August, 1886, LIST day of August,
1886. and the lst day of August. 1887, with In
1t appearing by affidavit a ed that George p.
sheets ~ nom resident of this State it Is or
dered that he do appear here within one month
after due publication of this notice and do what
Is necessary TO protect his interest.
Hudson & Patrick, pq. in. RYAN.
oct SIT Clerk
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DEPARTMENT VIII,
GLASS

Flax sewing thread. Fax shoe thread, Miss
Bette h. Wright; Flax Goth (plain) Mrs. FL
banner: fax cloth (twitied) Mss Bette
Wright; cotton woven counterpane. Mrs.
Annie RYAN; woven wooden cOunterpane.
Miss Mary Q. Bal ey; pair wonlen blankets,
Miss Mary Turf; flannel (all woody Miss BEETLE
Fl Wright; rag carpet. Mrs. G. Speck; hearth
rug, Miss =. a. Craig; pair yarn SOCKS, Mrs.
Sarah Crawford; 3 pair cotton socks, Miss 8.
A. Craig; pair y arm mittens, l pair SILK nit
tens, Mss Matte VanFossen; collection of
hnusshold manufactures, Miss BEETLE H
Wright.
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NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS OF AU.
~ GSJSTA COEGTY.

For the best value In TABLE DAMASK.
NAPKINS. TOWELS, CRASHES. &C., call at
WELLER8
Adjoining Opera Houee.
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DEPARFMEN T VII,
DECORATIVE PAINTING.

On silk or satin, Mrs. G Julian Pratt; Crayon
Drawing, Carrie Banner; Award to Miss An
ME Fifer, for free hand drawing.
To Mr. Pinney, of Michigan Nurseries, was
awarded a diploma for best exhibit OF ever
green trees.
TO Geo A Coiner. for best display of apple
and peach trees-lst premium,
For tbs best six varieties of fall apples. for
The best three varieties of fall apples, for the
best single variety of fall appes. ID Ramsey;
for the best SIX VARIETIES Of winter apples, e
l. Houff; for the best three varieties of WATER
apples for the pest ,hnsOn flne winter; for
the best display of Bee supplies, for the est
honey in comb. Joseph Shaves; for the best
Winesap apple, for the best Golon pippins, d
G Ramsey; for the best RRmbos Janet. Mrs W
NJ Bell; for the best c,liection ofapples, u
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1887-10-26

II err, Sam,1 X. VS.. McGumn g. M. and
N als.-Pursuant to a decree of the Cir
cult Count for Augusta county, entered in this
cause May 10th, 1887, I shall proceed at my
office. In Staunton, on Wednesday November
9th, 1887, to take further account of the lieas
binding the real estate of the defendant, Mrs.
3. MI McGuffin.
JOS. A. wADDELL.
OCT LIT COmm'r.
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], ]. N. Ryan, Clerk OF the Court Aforesaid.
DO certify that James Bumeerdnsr. jr., the
Commissioner Aforesaid has duly executed the
bond required in the foregoing cause accord
Ing to law.
Given under my hand this Goth day OF Sept,
1887. J. N. RYAN.
sept 2l-tds Clerk.
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CLASS e.


PLAIN needle work, Miss NJ E. Brown; calico
dress, Miss Matte Van Fossen; fine shit, MISS
Mamie OFT; specime of braIdIng, specimen
hem sti sching. Miss NJ. G. Trout; suit of under
garments Miss Maria Peter; infant s sui,
" IS NJ q. Trout; guilt of calico, Miss Fanny
snyder; quilt OF wOrsted, Miss Gena Talia-
ferro; quit o. silk, Mrs. Charles Prufer; pillow
cases, Miss Shepherd; ladies' SHIRT point lace,
Miss NJ. E. Brown; rIoo1n embroidery, Mrs.
Phoebe Iaglis; embroidered handkerchief,
Miss shepherd embroidered night dress, Miss l.
Eicheiberger; embroidered infants skirt, Mrs.
g. O. Cochran; chair cover in silk, Mrs. Phoebe
Ingiis; table cover, Mrs. G. T. Johnson; patch
work sofa PILLOW. Mrs G. d. Kunkle; chentelle
work. Miss Phoebe Inglis; bureau scarf, Miss
Phoebe lnglis; embroidered pocket, Miss
shepherd; embroidered dress. Miss Lucille
Marshall; button hole in cloth, Miss B. title F.
Rateman: button hole in linen. Miss Molie
Hundrey; specimen of drawing, l.rgest COL
lection OF needle-work by hand, Mrs. N. r.
Tyree; fine shirt (nee 10 work by machine),
Miss Amelia Shepard; letters In marking cot
ton or linen Mrs W e Tyree.
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DEPARTMENT II,
SHoRT-HORNs.
rr.Assl-Af a,re,n;,t,ns

Bull yrs old and over. George Chrismsn
aud under 2. g Mcdonald; bull caf, B de-
Donald: COW 3 yrs and over, George Cnrisman;
gear and under 2. George Ch1sman; hsifsr
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CLASS 3.

Large af.han Mis- Mary Eithson; crochet
or knit cotton tidy. Miss Louisa Eiche berger;
crochet tdi,e mats. sirs ". r Tyrer; crochet
h,od Mrs. Phoebe fngiis, crochet or knit bed
spread, Miss KeOecca Berry; crochet shawl,
Miss Alice Bear; crochet skirt, Miss Matte
VupF ossen: ehiids sacque. Miss Alice Bear;
crochet old lady's slip oers. Miss y G. Good loe;
crochet knit infants boots crochet or Knit
shirt, crochet or knit leggins, Miss shepherds;
crotchet or knit NJ tte2s Miss Fanny Rhodes;
crotchst or knit purse, Miss BEETLE Thomas,
plain knitting, Miss NJ. E, Brown: ornamental
knitting, Mrs. X. Dickson; table mats,
Miss Fannie Wilson: fancy pin cushion, Mrs.
Charles Prufer; tatting. Mrs F J. Wilkerson;
specimens OF drawn work, Miss Maggie P.
Keller; slipper case, Mrs. 81. T. Mccormick;
Kensineton work. Mrs. N. R. Tyree; wax
work. Mrs. Valentine; feather work, Miss
Carrie banner; bead work, Miss Mays, seed
work. NJ IS 8 q. Goodloe; spatter work, Miss
Carrie banner; fish scale work, NJ 8. G. e.
Daniels, collection hamm brass, Mrs. G..
Julien Prat worsLed flowers, Miss Fanny
SNYDER; best collection of fancy work fShir-
keys specially Mrs G. B. crawford
. woRK By MISSES uNDER 10.
Plain sewing BY hand (Weller's speciap Misa